Billups House

Billups House
Front and side
Location East of Moon, near Moon, Virginia
Coordinates 37°26′31″N 76°17′11″W / 37.44194°N 76.28639°W / 37.44194; -76.28639Coordinates: 37°26′31″N 76°17′11″W / 37.44194°N 76.28639°W / 37.44194; -76.28639
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built c. 1770 (1770)-1790
NRHP reference # 80004199[1]
VLR # 057-0023
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 26, 1980
Designated VLR May 17, 1977[2]

Billups House, also known as Milford, is a historic home located near Moon, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built between about 1770 and 1790, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay, frame dwelling set upon a low brick basement. It has a gable roof with dormers and interior end chimneys. The interior has a central-passage, double-pile Georgian plan.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Billups House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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